Model, Rocket, Agena

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Unknown

Summary

This is a model of the Agena upper stage with a CORONA camera system. Lockheed developed the Agena specifically for the CORONA photoreconnaissance satellite program and it was used in that program from 1959 to 1972. The Air Force and NASA also used it for a wide range of other military and civilian payloads until the 1980s. The manufacturer of the model is unknown.

It was donated by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1996.

Credit Line

Gift of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office

Inventory Number

A19960017000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Missiles & Rockets

Materials

Plastic

Wood

Paint

Dimensions

Overall: 2 × 14 in. (5.1 × 35.6cm)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9717d1e4c-f719-4587-beac-7bd078d515f6

Record ID

nasm_A19960017000